Bay Area Chess
34th Annual CalChess State Scholastic Championships
May 1-3, 2009, San Jose Downtown - Parkside Convention Center
Chess set $15; Family dinner on the road $30, A tank of gas $70... Getting chessed out with friends at the States... Priceless!
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Registration Information
Refund policy: Refunds offered until April 1, 2009. $6 fee will be deducted from all refunds.
Mailing List: We will add your email to a moderated yahoo group (cal-scholastics).
Mailed/Emailed Entries: Download the entry form in PDF or doc format.
Verification: Please check website to confirm your entry and correct division/information one week after registering online.
Sections
1. Players can move up to a higher grade and/or rating division--never down!
2. Unrated players can not play in the Novice sections (and can only play in unrated, Junior Varsity, or in the Varsity section.
3. Rated players can't play in the unrated sections.
Confused on which section to enter? Read the FAQs or simply fill out the form and we will place the players in the most appropriate section based on their grade and USCF rating.

Consult the table below to determine the recommended section based on your grade (in rows) and rating (columns).

Main Event
Grades Unrated (New) 100-499 500-599 600-799 800-899 900-999 1000-1299 1300 and higher
KG KG (Sa 8:30a-5p)
1-3 1-3 Rookie (Sa 8:30a-5p)
1-3 Novice (Sa 8:30a-5p)
1-3 Jr. Varsity (Sa 8:30a-5p)

1-3 Varsity (Sa+Su 8:30a-6p)
Grades Unrated (New) 100-499 500-599 600-799 800-899 900-999 1000-1299 1300 and higher
4-5 4-6 Rookie (Su 8:30a-5p)
4-6 Novice (Su 8:30a-5p)

4-6 Jr. Varsity (Sa+Su 8:30a-6p)
4-5 or 4-6 Varsity (Sa+Su 8:30a-6p)
6 4-6 Rookie (Su 8:30a-5p)
4-6 Novice (Su 8:30a-5p)
4-6 Jr. Varsity (Sa+Su 8:30a-6p)
4-6 Varsity (Sa+Su 8:30a-6p)
Grades Unrated (New) 100-499 500-599 600-799 800-899 900-999 1000-1299 1300 and higher
7-8 7-8 Jr. Varsity (Sa+Su 8:30a-6p)
7-8 Varsity (Sa+Su 8:30a-6:30p)
9-12 9-12 Jr. Varsity (Sa+Su 8:30a-6p)
9-12 Varsity (Sa+Su 8:30a-6:30p)
Grades Unrated (New) 100-499 500-599 600-799 800-899 900-999 1000-1299 1300 and higher


Blitz & Bughouse Sections
Grades All ratings
KG, 1-3 K-3 Blitz (Fr 5:30-8:30p)      K-3 Bughouse(Sa 6-8:30p)
4-6 4-6 Blitz (Fr 5:30-8:30p)      4-6 Bughouse(Sa 6-8:30p)
7-8 7-8 Blitz (Fr 5:30-9p)      7-8 Bughouse(Sa 6-9p)
9-12 7-8 Blitz (Fr 5:30-9p)      7-8 Bughouse(Sa 6-9p)